Angie Milliken is an Australian actress.

Life

Milliken was born and raised in

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, Queensland, Australia. She completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology then turned to acting. Milliken first became noticed when she starred in the 1991 made-for-TV movie '' Act of Necessity'' for which she was nominated for an Australian Film Institute (AFI) Award. Throughout the 1990s, Milliken starred as Jo Moody in a series of telemovies with Robert Taylor, called ''

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'', and in 1999 starred in '' Paperback Hero'', as well as guest starring on ''

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'' and '' Stingers''. In 1992 she was in the film ''

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'' and in 1996 she memorably featured in ''

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''. She regularly performed on stage for

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and became a well known face in the Australian film and television industry. In 2001, she won an AFI award for her role in ''

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'' and then starred in the acclaimed ''

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'' (2003). From 2003 to 2005 Milliken starred as Amanda McKay, a lawyer, on ''

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'', winning an AFI Award in 2003. Milliken starred in ''

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'' in 2007 and has also appeared in an episode of ''

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''. Milliken played Jamie Thompson's mother in ''

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'' in 2015. In 2012 Milliken returned to stage acting in Benedict Andrews' ''Every Breath'' for

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and ''The Effect,'' a joint project of the Sydney Theatre Company and the

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Nominations and awards

* '' Act of Necessity'', 1991 – nominated for an Australian Film Institute (AFI) Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role * ''

'', 2001 – won AFI Award for Best Actress in a Telefeature or Mini Series * ''

'', 2003 – won AFI Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama or Comedy

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Milliken, Angie AACTA Award winners Actresses from Brisbane Australian film actresses Australian stage actresses Australian television actresses Living people Year of birth missing (living people)